At 1:55 am...National Weather Service Doppler radars...along
with surface observations...indicated scattered light rain
and areas of drizzle spreading across portions of the forecast
area. Most of the precipitation was located across far eastern
Oklahoma and into western Arkansas. All this activity was
moving toward the northeast...around 35 miles per hour. Through
3:00 PM...areas of drizzle or light rain will continue to spread
northeast across the area. Precipitation amounts will remain
very light...with between a trace...to a couple hundredths of
an inch per hour. Temperatures will also stay well above
freezing today...so the precipitation will remain liquid with no
icing potential.

Hazardous weather... * rain is expected to expand northeastward across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas tonight and into tomorrow. The rain will transition to freezing rain... sleet... and finally snow beginning early Wednesday morning as cold air moves into the region behind a cold front. Wintry precipitation will persist into Wednesday night before tapering off from northwest to southeast.

* Up to 2 inches of snow and sleet accumulation and less than a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is expected from 3 am Wednesday to midnight CST Wednesday night.

Impacts... * roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous... especially on bridges and overpasses and non-treated surfaces.

* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or television for the latest information concerning this weather event. Additional weather information can also be found at: weather.Gov/Tulsa.

Special Statement

Statement as of 4:46 AM CST on March 03, 2015

... More winter weather expected for late Tuesday night throughWednesday...

After a rather mild Tuesday... much colder air will overspread theregion as a strong cold front pushes through eastern Oklahoma andnorthwest Arkansas tonight. Light rain this evening is expected totransition to freezing rain and sleet after midnight acrossnortheast Oklahoma and into northwest Arkansas... and eventually tomostly snow and sleet by Wednesday. This transition will occurlater across southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas... mainlyfrom Wednesday morning into the evening.

The current snowfall forecast is calling for the highest amountsacross northwest Arkansas... where around 2 to 4 inches will bepossible. Locally higher amounts are likely... especially in thehigher terrain areas. Significant amounts of freezing rain mayoccur as well... especially in the Arkansas River valley of westcentral Arkansas. This area remains under a Winter StormWatch... which may be upgraded to a warning later today.

Northeast Oklahoma will likely see some light icing Tuesdaynight... and around 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet by Wednesday.Southeast Oklahoma could see around a tenth or two of icing onWednesday... with an additional inch or two of snow by lateWednesday into Wednesday evening.

Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for this winter weatherevent. Winter weather advisories or warnings may be needed as thedeveloping situation becomes a bit more clear.